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1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9780511157660
Serie:
Theories of institutional design
Inhalt:
This book examines the way democracy is thought about and lived by people in the post-communist world.
Inhalt:
Cover -- Half-title -- Series-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- A note on authorship credit -- PART I Introduction -- 1 The discourses of democratic transition -- Discourses and models of democracy -- Freedom and necessity in democratization -- 2 Methodology -- Q methodology -- Combining Q methodology and political discourse analysis -- Selecting subjects -- Factor analysis and narrative interpretations -- PART II Pre-transition countries -- 3 China -- Chinese political discourses -- China factor A: Radical Liberal Democracy -- China factor B: Established Conservatism -- China factor C: Concerned Traditionalism -- China factor D: Alienated Egalitarianism -- Issues in Chinese political culture -- The prospects for political reform -- 4 Yugoslavia -- Discourses of democracy and authoritarianism in Yugoslavia -- Yugoslavia factor A: Democratic Future -- Yugoslavia factor B: Participatory Self-Management -- Yugoslavia factor C: Electoral Authoritarianism -- The prospects for democratization -- PART III Halting transitions -- 5 Belarus -- Belarusian discourses of authority and democracy -- Belarus factor A+: Liberal Democracy -- Belarus factor A-: Presidential Populism -- Belarus factor B: Reluctant Authoritarianism -- The prospects for democracy in Belarus -- 6 Russia -- Russian discourses of democracy and reaction -- Russia factor A: Chastened Democracy -- Russia factor B: Reactionary Anti-Liberalism -- Russia factor C: Authoritarian Development -- The prospects for Russian democracy -- 7 Ukraine -- Ukrainian discourses of democracy -- Ukraine factor A: Social Democracy -- Ukraine factor B+: Communist Nostalgia -- Ukraine factor B-: Prosperous Contentment -- Ukraine factor C: Liberal Capitalism -- Problems and prospects in Ukraine -- PART IV Transition torn by war -- 8 Armenia.
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780521806640
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0521001382
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780521806640
Sprache:
Englisch
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Mehr zum Autor:
Dryzek, John S. 1953-
Mehr zum Autor:
Holmes, Leslie 1948-